Authoritative — Au*thor i*ta*tive, a. 1. Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding. [1913 Webster] The sacred functions of authoritative teaching. Barrow. [1913 Webster] 2. Having an air of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
authoritative — [adj1] recognized as true, valid accurate, attested, authentic, authenticated, circumstantiated, confirmed, definitive, dependable, documented, factual, faithful, learned, legit*, proven, reliable, righteous, scholarly, sound, straight from… … New thesaurus
authoritative — [ə thôr′ə tāt΄iv, əthär′ə tāt΄iv; ] also [, ə thôr′ə tə tiv΄, ə thär′ə tə tiv΄] adj. [ML auctoritativus] 1. having or showing authority; official 2. based on competent authority; reliable because coming from one who is an expert or properly… … English World dictionary
authoritative — index arbitrary and capricious, assertive, authentic, categorical, certain (positive), clear (certain) … Law dictionary
authoritative — (adj.) c.1600, dictatorial (a sense now restricted to AUTHORITARIAN (Cf. authoritarian)), from AUTHORITY (Cf. authority) (q.v.). Meaning possessing authority is recorded from 1650s; that of proceeding from proper authority is from 1809. Related:… … Etymology dictionary
authoritative — ► ADJECTIVE 1) reliable because true or accurate. 2) commanding and self confident. 3) supported by authority; official. DERIVATIVES authoritatively adverb authoritativeness noun … English terms dictionary
authoritative — [[t]ɔːθɒ̱rɪtətɪv, AM əθɔ͟ːrɪteɪtɪv[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is authoritative gives an impression of power and importance and is likely to be obeyed. He has a commanding presence and deep, authoritative voice... Her smile was… … English dictionary
authoritative — authoritatively, adv. authoritativeness, n. /euh thawr i tay tiv, euh thor /, adj. 1. having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority: an authoritative opinion. 2. substantiated or supported by documentary evidence and accepted… … Universalium
authoritative — au|thor|i|ta|tive [o:ˈθɔrıtətıv, ə US əˈθa:rəteıtıv, əˈθo: ] adj 1.) an authoritative book, account etc is respected because the person who wrote it knows a lot about the subject ▪ the most authoritative work on English surnames 2.) behaving or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
authoritative — adjective 1) authoritative information Syn: reliable, dependable, trustworthy, sound, authentic, valid, attested, verifiable; accurate Ant: unreliable 2) the authoritative edition S … Thesaurus of popular words
